By Joseph Reciniello, Catholic Vote, July 15, 2025
Joseph Reciniello is one half of the radio show The Frontline with Joe & Joe, which airs on Veritas Catholic Network, an EWTN affiliate. He has a BS from the University of Scranton, an MS from New Jersey City University, and an MBA from St. Peter’s University. He and his wife, Sabryna, reside in New Jersey with their five children: Teresa, Francesco, Matteo, Gerard, and Maria.
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on the author’s blog, Oh Francesco, on June 26, 2025.
Being Catholic isn’t about “ticking the boxes.” It’s about living out our calling to love. This means walking in others’ shoes, entering into empathy, not just sympathy, and bearing suffering well. Only under the weight of the cross will our witness of faith bear fruit.
In the Gospel of St. Matthew, Jesus tells us something we should reflect on deeply:
Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord,” will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
As Catholics are we just “ticking the boxes”? Do we worship God from our heart? Do we see Jesus in others and respond in kind? …
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